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Central District State Qualifiers
Division I - Singles	Doubles
Stu Little - Upper Arlington	Nate Wallace-Jeffrey Melvin - Upper Arlington
Hiromi Nakayama - Dublin Coffman	Oliver Sybert-Alex Kobelt - New Albany
Cameron Raglin - Reynoldsburg	Frank Kuo-Jared Judson - Dublin Jerome
Canyon Teague - Gahanna	John Buchan-Leon Cai - Dublin Coffman
Division II - Singles	Doubles
Matt Wareti - Bexley	Max Schottenstein-David Seckel - Bexley
Joel Montgomery - Worthington Christian	Abram Schottenstein-Langston Hughes - Columbus Academy

May 18 Update: Congratulations to the Central District State Qualifiers. They are listed in the adjacent table. The seeding round will take place tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 9:00am.

May 18, 2012: Some traditions are very worthwhile (i.e. Thanksgiving). Others are not, such as not seeding the Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association (OTCA) tournament. The most prominent high school team tennis tournament needs to be seeded just as all of the other sports have seeded tournaments.

The debate has gone on for years but the objections are minor and easily overcome, especially with the introduction of this web site. One concern that some coaches have is that they are unaware of the players who will be on the teams at the beginning of the season. That issue is now resolved with a new report. It is the "Central District Sectional Seeds in 2012 and Players Available for the 2013 Season", and it does what the name implies. Seniors are identified in red italics. It even goes one step further by providing the names of the incoming freshmen who will be impact players.

Another objection is that some coaches want the possibility of getting an easy draw that will allow them to win a couple of OTCA tournament matches. A better solution would be to simply schedule more matches. On this same report, the number of matches played is also shown by adding the wins/losses. Coaches may play 20 OHSAA matches during the season. Most coaches do not schedule this many matches. In fact, of the 70 Central District teams in the Sectionals, only 16 teams have played 16 matches or more. (This web site can also be used to identify teams that would be good opponents for next year.)

Looking at three example schools, Upper Arlington had no seniors in its Sectional line-up. Since they are in the OTCA finals this year, can we agree that they need to be a seed next year? Dublin Jerome loses three seniors but they will likely pick up Kent Seitz's brother, Adam. They could easily make a claim for a seed. On the bummer side, Westerville Central loses every one of their Sectional players to graduation.

Some coaches say that it does not matter when the two best teams play because only one team advances. This thinking is flawed in at least three ways. 1) Players get injured. This happened to New Albany's Miller last season in Districts. 2) Players get better during the season, especially freshmen, and the coaches who can do a great job with their players need to be recognized for this by having the biggest matches later in the season. 3) Line-ups evolve during the season, especially as the seasonal players start out slower than the year-round players. We want the best team that is playing the best at the end of the season.

Here is my recommendation. While this season is still fresh in coaches' minds, have a preliminary vote at the end of this season for the top six teams in each division based on who is coming back next year. Since the first OTCA match does not need to be played until more than 30 days after the beginning of next season, have another vote by the end of March after a match or two is played. The seeded teams could be given a bye to improve the chances that the other teams get a win. Again, this web site can be used for voting purposes.

If the other districts do not wish to seed their teams, that's fine. That can be their choice. The Southwest Distrrict had four of their four best teams (all four of which are in the State Top Ten poll) in the same half of the draw this season so they may jump on board, too.

Again, the teams that represent the Central District should be the best teams at the end of the season -- not at the beginning. Every sports enthusiast wants the excitement and tension to build throughout the season so that the two best teams play each other at the end. Last year in a (non-scientific) poll, 84% of the respondents voted "yes" when asked if the OTCA tournament should be seeded. This is about as unanimous of a vote that you will see. All of the other high school sports have figured this out. We can do it, too!

Good luck at Districts today.

May 17, 2012: Just one match was reported last night. Pickerington North defeated Dublin Scioto, 3-2.

Among the top players, Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson defeated Pickerington North's Blaine Carr. In the City League Championship, Eastmoor's Brennon Woodly defeated Northland's Alejandro Nunez in the finals.

Tomorrow is the District Tournament to determine who will represent the Central District at States. I plan to go to the Division I tournament.

May 16, 2012: Many coaches like to provide their players with a summary of all of their matches for the year. To make this process easier, there is a new report for the coaches who are paying members. If you see that your coach is a member, please make sure that he/she is aware of it.

The report for St. Charles is available for everyone to see. It is here.

Coaches should access the Coaches area and select "Obtain End-of-Season Report for All of the Player Results" choice to obtain the report for their own teams. The Coaches area may also be accessed by clicking on the navigation bar above.

May 15, 2012: There were three matches reported from yesterday's play. West defeated Whetstone for the City League Championship. Reynoldsburg beat Dublin Scioto and Granville defeated Worthington Christian

Among the top players, Reynoldsburg's Cameron Raglin defeated Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson and West's Santi Farias beat Whetstone's Mohammud Sharif.

The Central District draws were released. Even though the draws are random, I was very pleased to see that Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz and Gahanna's Canyon Teague will have an opportunity to battle it out for a Division I singles spot. The Division I doubles are wide open. The Division II spots certainly have favored players but the matches should be very competitive.

As many of you are aware, there were widespread problems associated with the Sectional data. Most of the weekend was consumed correcting the names with the Sectional data as well as with all of the names in the database. At this point, all of the player names (and there are over 900) should be spelled correctly (or at least spelled consistently wrong). If you notice an error, please submit a Feedback. Also please note that in most cases, the spelling that your coach has used is what is in the database. If you see an error, make sure that your coach is using the correct spelling.

May 14, 2012: In previous years, the Central District draws have been released on Monday. Watch for them later this afternoon. Obviously, players have to be very, very good to get to States but it also takes a bit of luck with the draws. The draws are random, but it is a great situation when the fourth and fifth best players have an opportunity to battle it out to earn that last Division I spot for States. Update: The draws are now available here.

School	Coach	Wins	Losses	Total	%
Buckeye Valley	Art Haus	6	1	7	86%
Beechcroft	Daphne Kent	5	1	6	83%
Delaware Hayes	Dan Morrison	15	5	20	75%
Grove City	Ron Smith	5	2	7	71%
Reynoldsburg	Mark Mathias	15	6	21	71%
Dublin Scioto	Mike Wrigley	12	6	18	67%
Eastmoor Academy	Bruce Green	6	3	9	67%
Olentangy Orange	Mark Latham	8	4	12	67%
Upper Arlington	Amos Allison	8	4	12	67%
Upper Arlington - B	Erick Iskersky	4	2	6	67%
Westerville Central	Brian Arnett	6	3	9	67%
Dublin Jerome	Tyler Stephen	7	4	11	64%
West	Bruce Dufner	7	4	11	64%
Circleville	Dan Campbell	5	3	8	63%
Lancaster	Gary Elick	10	6	16	63%
Whetstone	Bucky Walters	10	6	16	63%
Granville	Chris Lucas-Miller	6	4	10	60%
Westerville South	John Fill	9	6	15	60%
Worthington Christian	Alex Schmidt	9	6	15	60%

While the season continues for some teams, it is almost over for others. While usage remains high, it is time to name the best coaches for this year. There are many ways to identify the Central District's best coaches. The criteria could include: won / lost records; improvement of players during the season; records against teams of similar ability; ability to schedule quality matches for the kids; number of kids with great academic results; number of players reaching Sectionals / Districts / States; number of college players from the school; etc.. One non-subjective way to evaluate coaches is to see how well their players performed in three-set matches.

Why three-set matches? The reasons include: the competition is of similar ability; three-setters take place near the end of the match when the coach is not occupied with four other matches; and the coach has had time to evaluate the strengths and weakness of the opponents and advise his or her players on the best strategy.

Congratulations to the coaches included in the table. Each has a 60% or better winning percentage in three-set matches. (Seven additional coaches had winning, three-set records.)

Being on this list every once in awhile is probably better than never being on it, but again, it is just one of many different ways of looking at the season. Personally, if I were on this list, I would sprint to my AD's office and use it as definitive evidence of my great coaching ability; otherwise, it might not come up in our next conversation.

Of all of the matches played in central Ohio, 13.6% were three setters. In some of these, "super tie-breaks" were used to decide a match. Those were excluded in the analysis because no coaching takes place prior to a super tie-break. Only those coaches who had five or more three-setters were included. Please also note that not all results may have been reported.

It is particularly fascinating that of the coaches who reached the 60% threshold that 47% are Gerber Analytics customers versus 19% for those below the threshold. Why would that be the case?

May 13, 2012: It was another picture perfect day for tennis. (Keep this in mind if Districts are miserable with 25 mph northerly winds.)

Almost all of the top players were in action. In Division I, Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim and UA's Brandon Griffin to get the 1 seed from the UA Sectional. Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz beat New Albany's Julian Judge and C.J. Cash to get the 1 seed from the Pickerington Central Sectional. Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama defeated Big Walnut's Nathan Randall and Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson for the 1 spot at Hilliard Davidson. Reynoldsburg's Cameron Raglin beat Westerville Central's Mitra Patel and Gahanna's Canyon Teague to get Reynoldsburg's 1st seed. In Division II, Worthington Christian's Joel Montgomery defeated Buckeye Valley's Zach Baesman and Columbus Academy's Evan Alexander to get the top spot in the Columbus Academy Sectional. Bexley's Matt Wareti beat Eastmoor Academy's Brennon Woodly and Granville's Daniel Gardner for the 1st seed from the Columbus School for Girls' Sectional.

In doubles, the number 1 seeds for Division I are: Upper Arlington's Nate Wallace-Jeffrey Melvin, New Albany's Oliver Sybert-Alex Kobelt, Dublin Coffman's Jack Buchan-Leon Cai, and Groveport's Dylan Merle-Evan Zimmerman. In Division II, they are: Columbus Academy's Langston Hughes-Abram Schottenstein and Bexley's David Seckel-Max Schottenstein.

It is great to see that several different deserving schools will be represented in Districts this year. They include: Big Walnut, Buckeye Valley, Eastmoor Academy, Grove City, Groveport Madison, and Westerville Central.

Districts will be held on Friday at the Columbus Academy site for Division II and Hilliard Davidson for Division I. The Southwest District has their Division I Districts at the ATP Linder Family Tennis Center.

May 12, 2012: If you saw the Dispatch yesterday, then you know how my day started. Now, there have been reports of numerous incorrect scores from the Dispatch. While this web site provides some of the scores from the dual matches to the Dispatch, the Dispatch serves as the source for the Sectional results. If a score is incorrect, first check the Dispatch. If the Dispatch has it incorrect, then it is very likely that this site will as well. If the Dispatch has it correct and this web site does not, it will be addressed in the next update. If the Dispatch has it incorrect and you are a Gerber Analytics member or your coach is a member, it will be addressed in the next update. If you are not a member, then it will be addressed eventually.

Let me also remind everyone that it is not too late to help with the Khan Academy service project mentioned on May 7. This will be an ongoing project.

Good luck to everyone in the seeding rounds.

May 11, 2012: The 277 Sectional matches played yesterday are now online. Quite a few seeds did not make it through to Districts, but it is difficult to call these "surprises" because the Central District has considerable depth this year. While Central does have good depth, time will tell on whether the Central District has a group of players who will make it to the second day of States. To view the results, click on the various team pages or player profiles.

As the college coaches complete their seasons, they can start spending more time on recruiting. To assist them with recruiting players from central Ohio, a new report is available to them (and to all paying members). It contains all of the players who received a "seed" for the Sectionals. Those players who have Player Profiles are identified and available for everyone to view.

To view the central Ohio players currently playing in college, click here.

May 10, 2012: It is Sectional day and the weather looks great.

Last night's matches included the following 3-2 contests: Columbus Academy defeated Dublin Coffman; Briggs beat Independence; and New Albany beat St. Charles.

There was just one match that included the top players. Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama defeated Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein.

Processing today's Sectional matches will take a huge amount of time tomorrow morning. That update will hopefully be done before noon.

May 9, 2012: One of the most enjoyable tennis events of the summer is also for a great cause. Please mark your calendars now for the PanCAN Doubles Tennis Tournament to help combat pancreatic cancer. Click for more information.

There were almost more 3-2 matches than non-close matches. Beechcroft defeated Central Crossing; DeSales beat Worthington Kilbourne; Dublin Scioto defeated Gahanna; Worthington Christian beat Delaware Hayes; Grove City defeated Teays Valley; and Grandview beat Jonathan Alder. In OTCA play, Upper Arlington defeated New Albany, 3-1.

Among the top central Ohio players, Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated New Albany's Oliver Sybert; Bexley's Matt Wareti beat Hilliard Davidson's Spencer Walter; Gahanna's Canyon Teague defeated Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson; Upper Arlington's Jeffrey Melvin beat New Albany's Alex Kobelt; and Worthington Kilbourne's Jack Klein defeated DeSales' Gian Carlo DiMichaelangelo.

Tonight's matches include: DeSales versus Pickerington Central; New Albany versus St. Charles; Pickerington Central versus DeSales; and Thomas Worthington versus Watterson.

Tomorrow is Sectionals. To obtain and print the draws for Sectionals, click on the link above.

May 8, 2012: The rain held off long enough for numerous teams to finish their matches. DeSales defeated St. Charles, 4-1, for the CCL Championship. This match included three 3-setters. Other major matches included: Dublin Jerome beat Bexley; Olentangy Orange defeated Delaware Hayes; and Reynoldsburg beat Dublin Scioto.

Pickerington North won the OCC-Ohio tournament. Pickerington North was first with 63 points, followed closely by Reynoldsburg with 60.

Among the top players, Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz defeated Bexley's Matt Wareti; Worthington Christian's Joel Montgomery defeated Westerville Central's Luke Buchanan; and DeSales' Gian Carlo DiMichaelangelo defeated St. Charles' Stuart Swartz.

You may have noticed that the names are spelled more accurately this season in the Dispatch. There is a reason for this. Approximately 40% to 50% of the scores in the Dispatch are generated by this web site and the coaches who use it. As part of this process, the member coaches carefully enter the names of the players for teams other than their own. Not only do these coaches pay to belong to the web site, but they also make it better for all players, parents, coaches, and fans. While all member coaches have entered names for other teams, I wanted to recognize the coaches who have contributed the most. They are: Beechcroft's Daphne Kent, Worthington Christian's Alex Schmidt, Marysville's Brian Ash, Olentangy Oranges' Mark Latham, Granville's Chris Lucas-Miller, New Albany's Andrew Sinclair, DeSales' Matt Rutherford, and Hilliard Bradley's Ben Lilly. Thanks!

The big Upper Arlington versus New Albany match is tonight.

May 7, 2012: We are now in the home stretch. Sectionals start on Thursday.

While I obviously spend a great deal of time promoting tennis and recognizing the kids who play tennis, I use a Monday update each season to highlight another major interest -- education. Gerber Analytics provides the only source of high school data for both public and private high schools. For the list of the Top Academic Ohio High Schools, click here. For a complete ranking of all of the high schools in the state based on their performance on each of the subject matter tests (i.e. Reading, Mathematics), click here. For in depth league/school academic performance comparisons, click on "Find School by Name" on the main page.

While the site provides in depth coverage on the academic performance of schools, the goal this year is to identify new ways to help students pass the tests. Currently in the works is a project that provides tenth grade students with Khan Academy video assistance on each of the various types of Mathematics questions on the Ohio Graduation Test. Obviously, this is a hectic time of the year, but for those who have an interest in Mathematics and a couple of spare hours (or a need to fulfil service hours), help is needed to match test questions with videos. Please submit a Feedback if interested. For the adults online, feel free to check out how you would perform on the test. I suspect that many of you will do better than you think (answers are provided). Click to access. Those who help will be recognized online for helping others. If the Cincinnati Enquirer covers this education effort as they have for the past three years with the Top Academic Ohio High Schools' document, I would love to say how the tennis community pitched in to help.

Big matches scheduled for today include: St. Charles versus DeSales for the CCL Championship; Bexley versus Dublin Jerome; and Dublin Scioto versus Reynoldsburg.

May 6, 2012 - Update: The Central Sectional draws are now available to all. The printing feature is also enabled. Please continue to use the passwords to open the files, and note that the letters are case sensitive.

May 6, 2012: The weather started out questionable, but it turned out to be a great day for the league tennis tournaments. Columbus Academy edged Bexley for the MSLCardinal tournament. Other tournament winners were: Circleville; New Albany; Dublin Jerome; and Upper Arlington. There were no scores reported for the OCC-Ohio tournament held in Reynoldsburg.

Among the top players, Bexley's Matt Wareti defeated Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein; New Albany's Alex Kobelt beat Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim; and Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz defeated Westerville Central's Luke Buchanan. In dual match play, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit's Aaron Sandberg defeated Watterson's Ryan Bibo.

The Sectional draws will be released to all readers later tonight. Most of the draws are available for the other parts of the state. The only area of the state that has not released any of its draws is Northwest Ohio.

Several of the big matches on Monday include Bexley versus Dublin Jerome and Dublin Scioto versus Reynoldsburg.

May 5, 2012: The 3-2 matches from last night included: Dublin Jerome defeated Gahanna; Worthington Christian beat Thomas Worthington; Upper Arlington - B defeated Granville. Bexley also beat Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, 3-1, and Kettering Alter defeated Watterson, 4-1.

Several of the top area players were in action. Gahanna's Canyon Teague defeated Dublin Jerome's Frank Kuo and Kettering Alter's Alex Witt beat Watterson's Ryan Bibo.

Let's keep our fingers crossed for good weather today. This is a huge tennis day.

May 4, 2012: Some of the better matches from last night included: Bexley defeated New Albany; Watterson beat Village Academy; Upper Arlington - B defeated Pickerington Central; and Teays Valley beat Westland. (Several of these matches may have been played prior to last night.)

Among the top players, Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein defeated Granville's Daniel Gardner; Bexley's Matt Wareti beat New Albany's Alex Kobelt; Westerville Central's Luke Buchanen defeated Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim, and Watterson's Ryan Bibo beat Villiage Academy's Kyle Pyne.

Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman has a decisive lead in the Ace Report and Watterson's Ryan Bibo and Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim are tied for second. The OCC, MSL, Sectionals, and Districts tournaments are already too hectic so there will be no aces counted for those tournaments. The ace counts will be limited to dual matches.

The OCC and MSL tournaments will be held this weekend. Bexley plays Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit and Watterson faces Kettering Alter today.

May 3, 2012: It was another great night for tennis. Twenty-one matches were played. The 3-2 matches included: Bexley defeated Columbus Academy; Centennial beat West; Briggs defeated Mifflin; DeSales beat Hilliard Davidson; Reynoldsburg defeated St. Charles; Circleville beat Teays Valley; Gahanna defeated Olentangy Liberty; and in the "I am glad I studied for that big Thursday test on Sunday just in case my team has four, 3-set matches on Wednesday" match, Delaware Hayes beat Olentangy, 5-0.



Pictures (l-r): Columbus Academy, Reynoldsburg, St. Charles, Grandview - Click to enlarge

Matches among the top players, included: Bexley's Matt Wareti defeated Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein (match completed on Tuesday); West's Santi Farias beat Centennial's Sam Zafris; Dublin Jerome's Frank Kuo defeated Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim; Bexley's Matt Wareti beat Watterson's Ryan Bibo; and Hilliard Davidson's Spencer Walter defeated DeSales' Gian Carlo DiMichaelangelo.

Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman is in the lead on the Ace Report, followed by Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim and Watterson's Ryan Bibo.

There are a few new team pictures today. Click to enlarge.

Big matches scheduled for tonight include: New Albany versus Bexley; St. Charles versus Hilliard Davidson; and Dublin Coffman versus Gahanna. Please talk with a coach or player to confirm the match prior to making the trip.

May 2, 2012: A few matches were completed before the rain. Dublin Jerome defeated Worthington Kilbourne; Lancaster beat Watkins Memorial; and New Albany defeated DeSales.

Among the top players, Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz defeated Worthington Kilbourne's Jack Klein.

I attended the Bexley versus Columbus Academy match. Bexley had a 2-1 lead with second singles and second doubles still on-court when the rain halted play. That match will be finished today. This is a league match -- not an OTCA qualifying round.

The Sectional draws were released yesterday to paying members. They will be available to everyone in a few days. Please note that if you sign-up for a non-paying, Trial membership, you need to provide a valid email address that is yours. The system goes through a validation process and if you do not respond, you do not get access.

May 1, 2012: There were numerous, highly-contested, 3-2, matches yesterday. Jonathan Alder defeated Marysville; Circleville beat Fisher Catholic; Westerville South defeated Wellington; Ready beat Hamilton Township; Olentangy Liberty defeated Worthington Kilbourne; and Worthington Christian beat Watterson. New Albany also defeated Pickerington Central in OTCA play.

Among the top players, Upper Arlington's Brandon Griffin beat Granville's Daniel Gardner; Eastmoor Academy's Brennon Woodly defeated West's Santiago Farias; Worthington Kilbourne's Jack Klein defeated Olentangy Liberty's Vic Chhabria; Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman beat Grove City's Joey Swavely; and Worthington Christian's Joel Montgomery defeated Watterson's Ryan Bibo.

There was a nice article by Brian Inglis in the Columbus Dispatch today about New Albany's Alex Kobelt and the Kobelt family. Click to read the article. To follow the tennis careers of Alex's older siblings, Peter and Maddie (as well as all of the central Ohio college players), click on the cleverly named, College Players from Central Ohio page. There are nearly 70 local players competing in college.

I hope to get the Ace Report up-to-date today.

To view the Sectional draws that have been released by the Central, Northeast and Southwest Districts, click on the links above. The central draws will initially be available for paying members.

Tonight -- Bexley versus Columbus Academy. I hope to be there.

April 30, 2012: A notable match that took place on Saturday was not included in yesterday's update -- St. Xavier defeated New Albany. In that match, St. Xavier's Matt Duma defeated New Albany's Oliver Sybert and St. Xavier's Matt Santen beat New Albany's Alex Kobelt.

Tonight's matches include: Gahanna versus St. Charles; Olentangy Liberty versus Worthington Kilbourne; and Watterson versus Worthington Christian.

As Sectional Draws become available, links will be provided in the upper right-hand corner. The Southwest and Northeast District's Sectional draws are starting to be posted.

April 29, 2012 - Update: The Central District Sectional Draw was completed and I have the draw sheets, but I am currently awaiting permission to make them available.

April 29, 2012: Several significant matches were played yesterday. Mason defeated Upper Arlington; Bexley beat Wyoming; and Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit defeated Columbus Academy. Mason was second in the state behind Upper Arlington in the most recent state poll.

Among the top players, Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated Mason's Miguel Cepeda; Mason's Luke Tsai beat Upper Arlington's Jeffrey Melvin; Walsh Jesuit's Aaron Sandberg defeated Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein; Bexley's Matt Wareti beat Wyoming's Luke Prather; and Mason's Jeremy Schneider defeated Upper Arlington's Brandon Griffin.

There were changes to the Top Players List. Upper Arlington's Stuart Little is now in the top spot after defeating Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama twice this week. Wellington's Nick Sweeney, Worthington Kilbourne's Jack Klein, and Dublin Jerome's Frank Kuo were (or will be) added to the Watch List.

April 28, 2012: Normally, Friday's are not busy match days, but that was not the case yesterday. Upper Arlington defeated Dublin Coffman and St. Charles beat Olentangy Liberty to proceed in the OTCA tournament. Other matches included: Whetstone defeated Marysville; Walnut Ridge beat Briggs; Wellington defeated Watterson; and Columbus Academy beat Medina.

Among the top players, Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama and Wellington's Nick Sweeney beat Watterson's Ryan Bibo. The players on this report will be reviewed prior to the Sectional draw.

The Ace Report will be updated over the weekend.

To help you wake up on a rainy Saturday morning, the new, Olentangy _Can you guess?_ team's picture is.to the right. Put on your welding helmet before clicking to enlarge it.

April 27, 2012: Among the highly ranked teams, Upper Arlington defeated Dublin Coffman and Dublin Jerome beat Westerville Central. Hilliard Davidson also beat Hilliard Darby.

Division I	Division II
1. Upper Arlington - 60	1. Bexley - 39
2. New Albany - 53	2. Columbus Academy - 37
3. Dublin Coffman - 49	3. Worthington Christian - 31
4. Dublin Jerome - 37	4. DeSales - 25
5. Dublin Scioto - 36	4. Granville - 25
6. Pickerington North - 29	6. Buckeye Valley - 18
7. Reynoldsburg - 24	6. Village Academy - 18
8. Westerville Central - 11	8. Wellington - 9
9. Olentangy Liberty - 10	9. Watterson - 8
10. Olentangy Orange - 7	10. Circleville - 4

The top two players in the Top Central Ohio Boys Report played yesterday. Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama in three sets. Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz also beat Westerville Central's Luke Buchanan.

The most recent coaches' poll was completed yesterday. Thanks to the coaches who cast their votes.

Bexley will play two highly ranked teams, Seven Hills and Wyoming, from the Southwest District over the next two days. Upper Arlington also has a full slate. They will play Dublin Coffman again tonight and Mason on Saturday.

April 26, 2012: It was not a complete rain-out yesterday after all. Three teams played. In those matches, Dublin Coffman defeated Worthington Kilbourne; West beat Northland; and Mount Vernon defeated Mansfield Madison.

Coaches, please vote again today for the top teams in D1 and D2. If you have more expertise in one division than the other, just vote for that division (but you do need to vote for all ten within that division). If you have already voted online, your previous votes are "remembered" so just freshen them up. If you have not voted, please remember that the recently released report, coined the Matrix Report, is now available. By looking at just a few schools that have played a variety of teams, it quickly becomes clear how the major teams compare. Good "Rosetta Stone" schools for D1 are Pickerington Central and Hilliard Davidson, and for D2, Grandview. This year, voters also need to look beyond the traditional tennis schools and see the progress that such schools as Westerville Central and Buckeye Valley have made. One more coaches' poll will be released tomorrow. This poll will help all coaches seed the teams for the Sectional draws.

The sharp-eyed may notice a small change in the fonts on the Top Players Report. A friend has color-blindness and different approaches are being tested to help him better see the report. Red/green color blindness affects about 6% of the male population just in case that question is on your next biology test.

This is the time of the season when the fraudsters attempt to sign-up with fake account data. This is extremely unlikely to work. Rather than resort to petty theft, there is a legitimate way to earn an account. As stated on Sunday, "For players who are short on cash, but would still like this information, please contact me. I have a two hour service project that I would exchange for the tennis information. I could really use the help of a few players who have completed the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) and have an interest in math or science. This project has the potential to help thousands (if not more) of Ohio's sophomores pass the OGT next spring." No one has stepped forward to-date. No heavy lifting is required, and it involves watching YouTube videos.

Matches slated for tonight include: Upper Arlington versus Dublin Coffman; Dublin Jerome versus Westerville Central; Thomas Worthington versus Worthington Kilbourne; Watterson versus Village Academy; and Olentangy Orange versus Delaware Hayes. Please check before going to the courts. In most cases, the online schedules have not changed since the season started.

April 25, 2012: It was another busy night of tennis. The 3-2 matches included: Westerville Central defeated Olentangy Liberty; Reynoldsburg beat Gahanna; Grove City defeated Pickerington Central; and from Monday, St. Charles beat Wellington. In another high profile match, Dublin Jerome defeated Dublin Scioto, 5-0.

Among the top players, Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz defeated Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson; Upper Arlington's Brandon Griffin beat Hilliard Davidson's Spencer Walker; and Westerville Central's Luke Buchanan defeated Olentangy Liberty's Vic Chhabria. It is also nice to see Canyon Teague back in Gahanna's line-up.

Tonight's matches include: Bexley versus New Albany; Olentangy Orange versus Pickerington North; Delaware Hayes versus Dublin Scioto; St. Charles versus Olentangy Liberty; and Watterson versus Wellington.

Player Profile Page - The last major enhancement of the season is in the final stages of rollout. The idea behind this page is to make it really easy to share your son's results with others. If a grandparent or favorite uncle wants to keep track of your son's matches, this single page is the solution. This profile includes all of the tennis results for each player, including doubles. This page will also make it easy to share results via Facebook, Pinterest, and TennisRecruiting.net. For those interested in playing college tennis, it is also easy to send this link to college coaches. Click on Matt Wareti's profile for more details.

For now, this is included as part of the $14.95 boys season membership. Players who already have profiles established are identified with a star located on the team and Top Player List pages. If your son is interested in taking advantage of this new offering, please submit a Feedback.

April 24, 2012: It was not a pleasant evening for high service tossers. On the bright side, last night will get players accustomed to a calm day at Hilliard Davidson. The 3-2 matches included: Fisher Catholic defeated Hamilton Township; Westland beat Groveport Madison; and Grandview defeated Bishop Ready. Other matches of interest included: Granville defeated Village Academy; Westerville Central beat Pickerington Central; Dublin Coffman defeated Olentangy Liberty; and Worthington Kilbourne beat Watterson (which had three 3-setters).

Division I	Division II
1. Upper Arlington (4) 111	1. Cincinnati Country Day (6) 75
2. Mason (8) 105	2. Columbus Academy 48
3. Sycamore (1) 97	3. Seven Hills 47
4. Springboro (1) 82	4. Bexley 45
5. St. John Jesuit 69	5. University School (1) 44
6. New Albany 67	6. Cincinnati Hills Christian 34
7. St. Xavier 62	7. Indian Hill 31
8. Westlake 33	8. Lexington (1) 30
9. Dublin Coffman 31	9. Wyoming 15
10. Dublin Jerome 14	10. Lima Shawnee 9

The first state poll was released last night. Central Ohio is well-represented.

Among the area's top players, Granville's Daniel Gardner defeated Village Academy's Kyle Pyne; Westerville Central's Sean Buchanan beat Pickerington Central's Sanjeer Kolli; Worthington Kilbourne's Jack Klein defeated Watterson's Ryan Bibo; and Northland's Alejandro Nunez beat Centennial's Sam Zafris.

Even though the weather has been great this season, it has forced the cancellation of several doubles-related tournaments. This will make seedings more difficult at the Sectional Draw. These tournaments were also great opportunities for me to take team photos. Coaches may send their teams photos via email to me for inclusion on the web site (please - no professional photos without their permission).

There are great matches scheduled for tonight. They include: Dublin Jerome versus Dublin Scioto and Gahanna versus Reynoldsburg.

April 23, 2012: My List of Central Ohio's Top Players was updated late yesterday. Worthington Christian's Joel Montgomery and Reynoldsburg's Cameron Raglin are now on the Top Players List. New to the Watch List are Upper Arlington's Brandon Griffin, New Albany's Alex Kobelt, and Hilliard Davidson's Spencer Walter. As stated before, it is very difficult to evaluate players who are down further in the line-up. More changes are expected before the Sectional Draw this weekend.

The Ace Report has been updated. The top three servers are: Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman, Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim, and Granville's Ryan Rosinski. The goal with this report is to recognize the area's best servers, but let's keep it fun. Just as you currently confirm the score with your opponent before it is reported to the coach, please double check the ace total as well.

Interesting matches today include: Dublin Coffman versus Olentangy Liberty; Dublin Jerome versus Gahanna; Granville versus Village Academy; and St. Charles versus Wellington.

April 22, 2012: There were two matches reported yesterday, and one of those was from Friday. Upper Arlington defeated Perrysburg, 4-1, and Reynoldsburg beat St. Charles, 5-0.

Perrysburg's Jeff Schorsh defeated Upper Arlington's Stu Little in a very close 3-setter.

My List of Central Ohio's Top Players

As you may have noticed from last season, the Top Players report changed substantially from previous seasons. Prior to this year, only the most important matches were displayed. Each morning I had to carefully (or not so carefully) review all of the matches and identify the "important ones". When I made an error and omitted a match, some parents complained about favoritism rather than realizing that I just overlooked a match. So, this winter I learned additional coding skills and figured out how to include all singles matches to eliminate the omission errors. (Click here to see the older style that is still in use for the girls.)

This new process had another benefit, too. It enabled me to more easily add new players to the list because I no longer had to trudge through all of the previous results to find the important matches of the new players. Unfortunately, adding more new players created another problem, too. Now there is too much information being given away while others are (thankfully) paying for it.

Effective this morning, the information for the players in the Top Players list will continue as is, but the individual matches for the players on the Watch List will no longer include the individual matches. Members, of course, may sign-in to see all this information.

For the Watch List players (or any players) who would like others (such as college coaches, friends, and relatives) to see their ongoing results for Singles and Doubles, a player profile report is now in testing. It will be available in the next day or two to anyone who is interested in becoming a paying member.

For players who are short on cash, but would still like this information, please contact me. I have a two hour service project that I would exchange for the tennis information. I could really use the help of a few players who have completed the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) and have an interest in math or science. This project has the potential to help thousands (if not more) of Ohio's sophomores pass the OGT next spring.

Please send me a Feedback if you have any questions or comments, or if you would like to get involved with the above project.

The order of the players will change and additional boys will be added later today.

April 21, 2012: The 3-2 matches included: Upper Arlington beat last year's OTCA champs, Toledo's St. John's Jesuit; Eastmoor Academy defeated Northland; Ready beat Hartley; and Westerville South defeated Worthington Christian. West defeated Whetstone, 4-1, in a great match that included three 3-setters. Columbus Academy also beat Cincinnati's Wyoming in a match that required two 3-setters..

Among the top players, Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated St. John's Jesuit's Bobby Adusumilli; Granville's Daniel Gardner beat Watterson's Ryan Bibo; Eastmoor Academy's Brennon Woodly defeated Northland's Nunez; St. John's Jesuit's Kevin Brown beat Upper Arlington's Jeffrey Melvin; and Upper Arlington's Brandon Griffin defeated St. John's Jesuit's Spencer Crawford.

You will start to see little 's located next to players' names. There will be more information about this in the next day or two.

The matches today are in jeopardy due to the weather. If today's matches are rained out, you can still watch great tennis this weekend. At noon tomorrow, the Ohio State Men's tennis team plays the school that Ohio beat in the NCAA basketball tournament. Admission is free to users of this web site (and to everyone else).

April 20, 2012: Last night had the most matches of the season to-date. Independence defeated Mifflin and Franklin Heights beat Briggs, both with 3-2 scores. Other noteworthy matches included: Dublin Scioto defeated DeSales in a match that included three 3-setters (incorrectly reported in the newspaper); Reynoldsburg beat Olentangy Orange; Pickerington North defeated Pickerington Central; and Olentangy Liberty beat Hilliard Davidson. New Albany advanced in the OTCA by defeating Dublin Jerome.

Division I	Pts	Division II	Pts
1. Upper Arlington	56	1. Bexley	38
2. New Albany	54	1. Columbus Academy	38
3. Dublin Coffman	52	3. Worthington Christian	32
4. Dublin Jerome	38	4. Granville	23
5. Dublin Scioto	29	5. DeSales	21
6. Pickerington North	24	6. Village Academy	18
7. Olentangy Liberty	18	7. Watterson	13
8. Reynoldsburg	15	8. Buckeye Valley	10
9. Hilliard Davidson	9	9. Wellington	9
10. St. Charles	8	10. Jonathan Alder	5

The Central Ohio Coaches' Tennis Poll was released in the Dispatch this morning. (Thanks to the coaches who voted.) Upper Arlington leads D1, and Bexley and Columbus Academy are tied for the lead in D2. To view all of the match results that each team has played, please sign-up.

Matches among the top players included: Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz defeated New Albany's Oliver Sybert; Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson beat DeSales' Gian Carlo DiMichaelangelo; Reynoldsburg's Cameron Raglin defeated Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim; and Hilliard Davidson's Spencer Walter beat Olentangy Liberty's Vic Chhabria. The order of the top players list will be adjusted over the weekend.

The Ace report will be updated over the weekend so please keep entering them.

Tonight's matches include: Upper Arlington versus St. John's Jesuit (huge match); Reynoldsburg versus St. Charles; and Watterson versus Granville. Tomorrow will be a very active day if the weather holds.

April 19, 2012: Please keep those Top Ten tennis teams votes coming, especially from the coaches. Just a few more are needed before the results will be submitted to the Dispatch.

Last night's action included: Reynoldsburg defeated Westerville Central; Centennial beat Whetstone; Granville defeated DeSales; Hilliard Davidson beat Watterson; River Valley defeated Marysville; and Village Academy beat Westerville South. All of the above were 3-2 matches. Other matches of interest included: Upper Arlington defeated Bexley; New Albany beat Dublin Coffman; and Dublin Jerome defeated Pickerington North.

The top players were very active. Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated Bexley's Matt Wareti; Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama beat New Albany's Oliver Sybert; Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz defeated Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman; Watterson's Ryan Bibo beat Hilliard Davidson's Spencer Walter; and Reynoldsburg's Cameron Raglin defeated Westerville Central's Luke Buchanan.

Tonight's matches include: Pickerington North versus Pickerington Central; New Albany versus Dublin Jerome; and Olentangy Liberty versus Hilliard Davidson.

April 18, 2012: It was a 20 match day yesterday. It was also "homework avoidance" night for four teams. Dublin Scioto defeated Olentangy Liberty and Watkins Memorial beat Mount Vernon. Both contests had four 3-setters. Other matches of note included: Bexley defeated Worthington Christian and St. Charles beat Watterson.

Among the top players, Worthington Christian's Joel Montgomery defeated Bexley's Matt Wareti; Watterson's Ryan Bibo beat St. Charles' Stu Swartz; Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson defeated Hilliard Davidson's Vic Chhabria; New Albany's Oliver Sybert beat Big Walnut's Nathan Randall; and Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama defeated Hilliard Davidson's Spencer Walter.

I am a bit behind on the Ace report tallies so that report will not be updated today.

In last night's special update, paying members received the Matrix-like report to fill their brains with team tennis stats. Today, members get to use that information and vote for the Top Ten teams in the Central District. If you are not a member and you would like to sign-up, please do so by clicking here. If you do sign-up for a free Trial Membership, that is great, but please think of the Trial Membership as if you are going to Rita's Ice or Graeter's and asking for 10 free samples.

Please vote today! Any member can vote but then the votes are separated into "All Voters" and "Coaches-Only". I would like to get the coaches' poll in Friday's Columbus Dispatch.

April 17, 2012 Super Update: Remember in the movie, Matrix, when Trinity had to quickly learn how to fly the Bell 212 helicopter? There is a new tennis report that is just like that. Now available to paying (no, not trial) members is a report that you can quickly download to your brain that will provide you with all of the knowledge you'll need to accurately rank the teams in the Central District. It should forever end all of the uninformed debates on which teams are in the top ten.

Sign-in first to access this eye-twitching report.

Voting begins tomorrow.

April 17, 2012: It was a busy night for great matches. Beechcroft beat Centennial, 3-2, using a third set tie-breaker on second doubles to win the match. Worthington Christian defeated DeSales; Watkins Memorial beat West; Olentangy Orange defeated Hilliard Davidson; Walnut Ridge beat Independence; Westerville South defeated Delaware Hayes; and Marion-Franklin beat Briggs. These results were all 3-2 matches. In other matches of interest, Upper Arlington defeated Pickerington North and Bexley beat St. Charles. Both were 5-0 matches.

Among the top players, Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman; Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim beat Hilliard Davidson's Spencer Walter; Bexley's Matt Wareti defeated St. Charles' Stu Swartz.

The ability to vote for Central Ohio's top ten tennis teams will be available later today. Because of the effort necessary to create this capability, this feature will be restricted to those who have signed up.

Tonight's matches include: Bexley versus Worthington Christian; St. Charles versus Watterson; Dublin Coffman versus Hilliard Davidson; and Dublin Scioto versus Olentangy Liberty.

April 16, 2012: Yesterday's men's match at Ohio State was extremely entertaining, partly because the conditions were awful. The winds were almost (note the "almost") Hilliard Davidson-like. Expected forehands became backhands and service tosses became adventures.

Speaking of adventures, Coach Sebastien Glinzler brought his Western Reserve Academy tennis team from near Cleveland to the match on Sunday. Their picture is to the right. (Click on picture to enlarge.)

I would like to recognize all of the high school tennis teams and coaches who have taken advantage of this excellent opportunity to watch phenomenal college tennis and provide a memorable experience for their players. I understand that two Dayton-area teams came on Friday. If you are aware of other teams, please let me know via Feedback.

Three players were added to My List of Central Ohio's Top Players. They are Reynoldsburg's Cameron Raglin, Upper Arlington's Jeffrey Melvin, and Westerville Central's Luke Buchanan.

For the list of interesting Monday matches, please look below..

April 15, 2012: Three matches were played yesterday. Upper Arlington beat Lexington, 4-1. Columbus Academy went to Cincinnati and played Country Day and Sycamore, losing 3-2 and 5-0, respectively.

I have three major projects going on today, but I still plan to modify My List of Central Ohio's Top Players at some point. More court two players are starting to play in better matches so I will be reviewing those players as well. Yesterday, Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein was beated by Country Day's Asher Hirsch and Sycamore's Deepak Indrakanti. Lexington's Mason Dragos defeated Upper Arlington's Stu Little; and Upper Arlington's Jeffrey Melvin beat Lexington's Jake Youse.

Matches Monday include: Bexley versus St. Charles; DeSales versus Worthington Christian; Upper Arlington versus Pickerington North; Whetstone versus Eastmoor Academy; Beechcroft versus Centennial; and Olentangy Orange versus Hilliard Davidson.

April 14, 2012 [updated]: Today will be a damp day. The Hilliard Davidson Doubles Classic was cancelled.

Yesterday, Dublin Scioto defeated St. Charles and New Albany beat Westlake, both with 3-2 scores. Columbus Academy beat Watterson in OTCA play. (The New Albany scores are available via the Same Day Match Results page.)

Among the top players, Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein defeated Watterson's Ryan Bibo and Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson beat St. Charles' Stu Swartz. There will be adjustments made to this list this weekend.

Please stay in close contact with the coaches regarding the matches that are scheduled today. If it does rain all weekend, please note that the Ohio State Men's team has a match against Northwestern tomorrow (April 15) at noon. It would be played indoors if it is raining.

April 13, 2012: Yesterday's great matches included: Dublin Scioto beat Westerville Central (with two 3-setters); Bexley defeated Lexington (with two 3-setters); Big Walnut beat Delaware Hayes; Hilliard Davidson defeated Worthington Kilbourne; and Teays Valley beat Chillicothe.

Of those players on My List of Central Ohio's Top Players, Bexley's Matt Wareti defeated Lexington's Jake Youse and Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson beat Westerville Central's Luke Buchanan. More players will be added to the Watch List this weekend.

It has been a couple of days since I last updated the Ace Report. Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman is back in the lead.

This will be a big tennis weekend. Hilliard Davidson is having its Doubles Classic. New Albany is playing in the St. Edward's Tournament. Lexington is coming to Columbus, and they will play Upper Arlington and Gahanna.

April 12, 2012: Yesterday was a very busy tennis night. The 3-2 matches included: Dublin Scioto defeated Gahanna; Whitehall beat West Jefferson; and from Tuesday, Pickerington North defeated Reynoldsburg. Other matches of interest were Dublin Coffman beat Dublin Jerome and Pickerington North defeated Olentangy Liberty.

Among the top players, Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama defeated Dublin Jerome's Kent Seitz; Upper Arlington's Stu Little beat Worthington Kilbourne's Jack Klein; Mason's Miguel Cepeda defeated Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein; Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman beat Olentangy Liberty's Vic Chhabria; and from Tuesday, Reynoldsburg's Cameron Raglin defeated Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman.

Interesting matches for tonight include: Big Walnut versus Delaware Hayes; Gahanna versus Pickerington North; Lancaster versus Reynoldsburg; Worthington Kilbourne versus Hilliard Davidson.

April 11, 2012: There were two, 3-2 matches yesterday. Worthington Christian defeated Village Academy and Upper Arlington-B beat Wellington. Gahanna's 4-1 win over Pickerington Central included two 3-setters.

Among the top players, Bexley's Matt Wareti defeated Granville's Daniel Gardner and New Albany's Oliver Sybert beat Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim.

The competition is starting to heat up now that all of the teams are a couple of matches into the season. The list of interesting matches today is rather long and it includes: Hilliard Davidson versus Delaware Hayes; Dublin Jerome versus Dublin Coffman; Gahanna versus Dublin Scioto; Bexley versus Lexington; and Olentangy Liberty versus Pickerington North.

I attended the Bexley versus Granville match yesterday. New pictures are posted for each team.

April 10, 2012: Close matches from last night included Upper Arlington-B defeated Olentangy Orange, 3-2, with two 2-setters; Buckeye Valley beat Westerville North, 4-1, with three 3-setters; and Worthington Christian defeated Wellington.

Among the top players, Dublin Coffman's Hiromi Nakayama defeated Big Walnut's Nathan Randall.

The Ace leaders are Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim; Granville's Ryan Rosinski; and Watterson's Ryan Bibo.

Interesting matches tonight include: Bexley versus Granville; Gahanna versus Pickerington Central; New Albany versus Olentangy Orange; and Pickerington North versus Reynoldsburg.

April 8-9, 2012: The Top Ten Tennis Teams Poll was launched during the girls season and it was one of the most popular reports. You may also recall seeing the poll results in the Columbus Dispatch. I submitted the results to promote high school tennis, and I was appreciative that the Dispatch posted it.

It is too early to vote for the top boys teams for the 2012 season, but to allow you to become more familiar with the report, the report with 2011 data is now available. Please note that the order is based on how the coaches voted prior to the Sectional Draw which was held on May 1, 2011.

The reason why this is such a useful report is because it includes a concise summary of each match a team has played during the season along with the game winning percentage for each match. Using the above as an example, New Albany defeated Dublin Coffman 4-1 and won 53 of the 78 games or 68% of the games in that match. Wins are in green. This game winning percentage is a great way to compare the strength of various teams, especially when the top teams play the same school.

Watch for the ability to vote soon. This was an extremely time consuming feature to add to this web site so only members (including Trial members) will be permitted to vote. There will be a coaches-only poll and all-members poll.

Big matches for Monday include: Bexley versus Gahanna and Wellington versus Worthington Christian.

April 7, 2012: There was just one match yesteday. New Albany defeated Groveport Madison in an Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association (OTCA) match. The draws for the OTCA tournament are available via the following links: Division 1 - Division 2.

There are no reported matches scheduled for today.

The amount of time needed for this page to load is getting too long. If you would like to read more about and see pictures and videos for the 2011 girls season, the 2011 Boys States, and construction of the Ohio State University outdoor courts, please do so by Monday. Much of this information will soon be moved to the archive.

April 6, 2012:There were several great matches yesterday. Two matches had three 3-setters: Granville defeated Wellington, 3-2, and Olentangy Liberty beat Olentangy Orange, 4-1. Lancaster also defeated Circleville, 3-2.

Among the top players, Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim defeated Olentangy Liberty's Vic Chhabria and Granville's Daniel Gardner beat Wellington's Nick Sweeney. Both matches were three setters.

The Ace Report is shifting as more players start the season. Granville's Ryan Rosinski now has the lead with 22 aces.

April 5, 2012: The Dispatch had several issues with their processing yesterday and numerous matches that were scheduled are not included in today's newspaper. The coaches who submitted scores via this web site have their results online. The others do not. If your match was not in today's paper, I will accept it from your coach via email.

Yesterday's close matches included Granville defeated West Holmes and Westland beat West.

Among the area's top players, Upper Arlington's Stu Little defeated Watterson's Ryan Bibo; Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein beat Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson; and Granville's Daniel Gardner defeated West Holmes' Nelson.

Tonight's matches include the battle of the Olentangy's and Westervillean's with Liberty playing Orange and Westerville South playing Central.

April 4, 2012: The rain cancelled a few matches yesterday. Notable matches included: Big Walnut defeated Olentangy Orange; DeSales beat Watterson; and Delaware Hayes defeated Mount Vernon (with four closely contested courts).

Among the area's top players, Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein defeated Grandview's Dan Gardner; Watterson's Ryan Bibo beat DeSales' Gian Carlo DiMichaelangelo; and Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim defeated Big Walnut's Nathan Randall.

Tonight's matches include: New Albany versus Wellington; Beechcroft versus Eastmoor Academy; Dublin Jerome versus Hilliard Davidson. For a complete list of matches, click for the Upcoming Match report.

April 3, 2012: Lancaster versus Teays Valley was the match of the night. Lancaster won 3-2 with three 3-setters. Other 3-2 matches included: DeSales beat Upper Arlington-B; Worthington Christian defeated Reynoldsburg; Brookhaven beat Eastmoor Academy; and Hamilton Township defeated Franklin Heights.

Twenty-six players are now listed on the Ace Report. Dylan Bhaerman, Ryan Bibo, and Doug Ganim lead the list.

After spending most of the day entering the data, all of the available schedules have been entered. This makes the Upcoming Match report a very worthwhile page for fans. It includes all of the matches for the next three days, and teams are linked to their team page for quick access. This report is normally only available to members, but it will be available to everyone for one week. To continue using it, please considering signing up. Today's matches of interest include: DeSales versus Watterson; Dublin Jerome versus Olentangy Liberty; and Hilliard Davidson versus Thomas Worthington. If your team's schedule is not included, please ask your coach. Your coach may enter it online or it can be sent to me to enter.

April 2, 2012: The first major changes to My List of Central Ohio's Top Players are now available. This is a preliminary list and there are undoubtedly players that should be on the Top Singles or Watch List who are not. In this round, I am primarily adding players who play on court one and who have played a match or two. More boys will be added to the Watch List as they return from spring break and start playing matches. Note that the Top Singles players are in my rank order and the Watch List players are in alphabetical order. The Doubles players are listed based on their performance at Districts and States last season. Some of the doubles players may move onto the Singles Lists during the season.

Wins and losses are, of course, important, but I am primarily focused on match scores with other players on these lists.

Note that numerous pictures are needed. If you are new to the list, please email a high resolution team picture to me. A team picture taken by a parent is preferred unless you have been given permission from the professional photographer to allow online distribution. Your picture will be retrieved from the team photo. Coaches have my email address or you may send me a Feedback.

Tonight's match of interest is between Worthington Christian and Reynoldsburg. Many of the schedules have not yet been added. For a partial list of upcoming matches, click here [sign-in required].



Pictures from the new OSU Courts- Thanks to Jim Flower for the pictures - Click to enlarge

April 1, 2012: Just two matches were reported yesterday. Columbus Academy had its first loss of the season against a strong Springboro team, and New Albany got beat by last year's D1 OTCA champion, Toledo's St. John's Jesuit.

Among the top players, New Albany's Oliver Sybert got beat by St. John's Jesuit's Bobby Adusumilli and Columbus Academy's Abram Schottenstein lost to Springboro's Zach Berry.

Thanks to Jim Flower for providing pictures of the grand opening ceremony for Ohio State's outstanding new outdoor tennis facility.

The girls were expected to play States at this new facility last fall but were unable to do so because it was not quite ready. The boys will receive this honor this spring. Which high school boys will be the first to play?

March 31, 2012: Seven matches were played last night before the storms came into central Ohio. The winners were: Brookhaven, West, Beechcroft, Watterson, Dublin Scioto, Teays Valley, and Whetstone.

UA 2012 Upper Arlington gets the award for being the first team to provide a picture for this season. Please note that you may now quickly enlarge the team pictures that are on the school team pages by simply clicking on the picture.

It was catch-up time for the Boys Ace report as last year's winner submitted the aces for his matches. The top three on the Ace Report are: Pickerington North's Dylan Bhaerman, Watterson's Ryan Bibo, and Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim. For those players interested in being included on the Ace Report, please provide the aces on the same day as the match takes place. The preferable method to submit aces is by asking your coach to enter the results online. The other method is to become a member of Gerber Analytics and provide them to me via email.

Come out and watch the number two ranked Ohio State Men's Tennis Team. OSU has two matches scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday). Please check the OSU web site to determine if the match will be held indoors or outside.

March 30, 2012: It was another picture perfect evening for tennis. Twenty matches were played. There were just two, 3-2, matches. Whetstone defeated Bloom-Carroll and Circleville beat Westland.

My List of the Top Central Ohio Boys will have its first major update this weekend, but it is still very preliminary because many of the top players in the area have not yet played. I am also waiting to see the line-ups that the coaches are using for their singles line-ups.

Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim had a big night with his serving and he took the Ace count lead.

As more coaches enter their results online, the Same Day Match Results report becomes more interesting. This report provides the results for each match as they are entered by each coach. It also includes each player's full name and ace count for the match. This is a member-only report, but it will be made available to everyone for the next few days.

Twenty-five percent of last night's matches were entered by the coaches via this web site. I then forward the results to the Dispatch. Not only is this a big time saver for the coaches but it is also a great way to insure that the results are accurate and that the names are spelled correctly. Smart phones may be used to enter the results while still at the courts.

March 29, 2012: It was a windy evening for tennis. On a positive note, those who dealt with the windy conditions last night will be better prepared if they have to play at Hilliard Davidson at Sectionals.

There were several good matches last night. Ready defeated Westland, 3-2. Other 3-2 matches included: Worthington Kilbourne beat Wellington; Central Crossing defeated London; and Circleville beat Fisher Catholic.

Among the area's best players, Dublin Scioto's Sean Ferguson beat Watterson's Ryan Bibo.

The Ace Report is off to a great start, but please be aware that many players have not yet started the season. If you or your coach is interested in submitting aces for the report, please review the Frequently Asked Questions associated with the report.

March 28, 2012: An early morning appointment forced me to perform the update using just the data that the coaches entered via this web site on Tuesday night. [The remaining results were entered at 6:15pm.]

In dual match play, Olentangy Orange defeated Pickerington Central; Pickerington North beat DeSales; Marysville defeated Kenton; and Columbus Academy beat Lexington.

The Ace count is growing quickly. The top three servers are Granville's Dan Gardner, Watterson's Ryan Bibo, and Olentangy Orange's Doug Ganim.

March 27, 2012: The season immediately started with exciting matches. DeSales beat Wellington, 3-2, and the match included three 3-setters. Whetstone defeated Beechcroft with a 3-2 score, and it included two 3-setters.

Granville's Daniel Gardner got off to a great start with his ace count, earning six aces.

The Top Central Ohio Boys report will remain influx. The only recent change was to remove last year's seniors. Going forward, this list will be ordered based on how players perform during high school matches. Pre-season matches will be considered for adding players to the lists. Seniors are typically favored, especially on the Watch List. The best way to get on the Watch List is to beat other players on the Watch List. If a player is on a strong team and is not playing on courts one or two singles, it is difficult to get on the Watch List because court three players typically do not get an opportunity to play against other quality players on the lists. Promoting a particular player is a great way not to be included. The Doubles List will not be updated during the season. The players on this list earned this honor by playing at States.

March 26, 2012: Welcome to the Boys Tennis Season! After perhaps our nicest March in the history of weather (following one of the worst springs last year), the season starts tonight. The Top Central Ohio Boys report still currently includes last year's results but that will start to change tomorrow as results are reported. The order and boys included in the report will be influx as it is determined who will be participating in high school play.

Web site changes will continue to roll-out over the next few days.

Those interested in becoming a member for the first time, please click here.

If you have been a member in the past, please click here to rejoin for the boys season.

March 16, 2012: It is time for another new feature! Coaches who are members of Gerber Analytics may now post match comments or updates about their teams. This feature was added to help recognize the tennis teams that may not receive the media attention that the other sports receive.

To view the test message that Beechcroft's Daphne Hess entered, just click here.

Hopefully, the players will appreciate the extra recognition and it will entice a few more kids to play tennis versus other sports.

Coaches who would like to enter comments about their teams may click here.

March 13, 2012: Another round of significant "behind the scenes" changes took place again today. Please contact me via Feedback if you are unable to sign-in to this web site or if you receive an inordinate number of green traffic lights.

March 10, 2012: High school teams - Please consider going to a men's (or women's) Ohio State University tennis match as a team building event. I attended the OSU Men's match against Texas A&M match on Friday night. OSU rolled - winning 6-1. New Albany's Peter Kobelt and Indian Hill's Devin McCarthy both won their respective courts.

There were numerous Ohio high school players in attendance, but the team that brought the most high school players was a team from Parkersburg, West Virginia. That is two hours and 35 minutes away. They rented a large bus so their boys and girls teams could attend.

You cannot find any better tennis than what Ohio State offers. The men's team is currently ranked second in the country, and Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola are first in the country in doubles. Click for the schedules for the Men's and Women's teams. There is no charge for admission. Check the web site ahead of time to see if the teams are playing at the varsity tennis center on Henderson Road or at the brand new outdoor courts on Olentangy River Road.

March 7, 2012: Substantial changes were made "behind the scenes" today. If you encounter anything amiss, especially when accessing different portions of the service, please send me a Feedback message.

March 2, 2012: Check out a new feature. Click here for the list of the Central District tennis coaches.

I would also appreciate your help. There are numerous coaches that do not have pictures associated with them. Please check the pictures at the bottom of the page. If you recognize a coach without a picture, please send me an email or Feedback. Thanks!

February 25, 2012: I am renting a table at the Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association (OTCA) meeting tomorrow (Sunday). Please stop by and say "hello" and I will show you some of the new features of the web site for the boys season. These features includes:

Top Ten Central Ohio Teams report
Top Players Report with all of the singles matches
Central Ohio Coaches' List [work in progress]
Enhanced Dual Match Report

February 24, 2012: I attended the USTA "10 and Under" tennis program on February 16. This is a really promising program and it addresses many of the concerns that I have regarding junior tennis. If you have a younger child or a friend with younger children, please suggest this program.

January 26, 2012: Columbus has been chosen by the USTA to be a target market for the new "10 and Under" tennis program. This program uses modified equipment and courts to get the young players off to a great start. If you would like to know more about this program, please plan to attend a meeting held by the Greater Columbus Tennis Association and the USTA on February 16 at 6:30pm at the Martin Janis Center. The center is located on the edge of the Ohio State Fairgrounds at 600 E. 11th Ave. This is a very big deal for Columbus. For more information, please refer to the Greater Columbus Tennis Association web site.

January 16, 2012: The college tennis season is underway. There are two college matches that will generate more local interest than normal. The Ohio State men's team will play Butler at 10am on Wednesday, and then OSU will play Xavier later in the day at 6pm. The matches will be held at the Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.

Ohio State's team includes the following Ohio players: Chase Buchanan, Chris Diaz (Watterson), Peter Kobelt (New Albany), Wyatt Lippert (Lakota West), Devin McCarthy (Indian Hill), and Kevin Metka (Worthington Kilbourne). Butler's team includes: Ruben Geeraert (Dayton), Tommy Marx (Shaker Heights), and Billy Weldon (Upper Arlington). Xavier's team includes: Freddy Abunku (West Chester), Patrick Bandy (St. Xavier), Philip Diaz (Watterson), and Marc Pretorius (St. Xavier). Click on the links to go to the Gerber Analytics' list of college players from central Ohio.

December 21, 2011: The big Midwest Indoor Holiday Championship starts on December 26. This is the perfect tournament for high school players to test themselves against college players and crafty veterans. This tournament has a family / class reunion atmosphere and it is one of the best tournaments of the year. Click on the link above for more information. The deadline to enter is today.

November 23, 2011: As many of you know, I spend a great deal of time on high school academic performance. The moment after the high school season ended, I started devoting about 95% of my time on this year's Ohio Graduation Test analysis.

A summary of the Top Academic Ohio High School document was mentioned in today's Cincinnati Enquirer. If you get the Enquirer, it is below the fold on the first page of the Local section.

To read Jessica Brown's entire article, click on this link or on the image to the right. This is the third year that the Enquirer has provided a summary of the report.

November 10, 2011: Dublin Jerome's Lauren Bellinger and Sarah Stein received the high honor of being listed in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" section. The link is here. Congratulations to Lauren and Sarah.

The last central Ohio tennis player recognized by Sports Illustrated was Kate Turvy in 2007. Kate's SI link is here. Kate now plays college tennis for Northwestern.

One of our central Ohio coaches, Thomas Worthington's Jill Fergus, is involved with a very worthy charity called, Fairy Goodmothers. The charity collects gently used prom dresses and accessories from those who no longer need them, and they distribute them to girls who do not have the means to purchase them. It's a great cause. If you are interested in helping in some way, please check out their web site at: www.fairygoodmothers.org.

November 5, 2011: There was a great article in today's Columbus Dispatch about the state cross country event's move from Scioto Downs to National Trails Raceway. The article talked about the incredible tradition that runners and fans cherished at Scioto Downs and why the move was necessary.

While it is great that the other Ohio high school sports have terrific traditions and great venues, it also makes you realize how short-changed Ohio's female tennis players have had it over the last few years as the event was punted over to Hilliard Davidson. Let's hope that the new Ohio State University Outdoor Varsity courts will be available for use from this point forward -- even on football Saturday's -- and if OSU's courts are not available, a championship level venue is found. I would argue that Ohio's female tennis players deserve the same level of recognition and respect that the female cross country, soccer players, etc. receive. If venues matter for the other sports, then the OHSAA should insure that Ohio's female tennis players receive the same level of consideration.

The Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) information is time sensitive so I continue to focus my efforts on that endeavor. Even though the girls tennis season is over, I will occasionally include tennis updates after I complete the OGT work.

October 31, 2011: I am now completely immersed with the education project as I process the Ohio Pushing forward Graduation Test results. (The results are better this year.)

Here are three memorable pictures from States.

Note in the first picture that there is a red car behind the car that is being pushed. This was on the south side of the building.

The crowd picture was taken at 10:30. Moving the Division 2 doubles outside was a big help with the crowd.

Mud car The third picture shows what happened to the red car.

October 28, 2011: My favorite tennis blog is zootennis. The owner of the blog is Colette Lewis, and she emails her insightful comments at seven o'clock each morning. She writes on a variety of tennis topics, but mainly focuses on high-end juniors, college, and pros. One recent interesting post covered the process of learning and it dealt with Daniel Coyle's book, The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. Coyle also has a blog and here is one recent posting about an alternative to his "10,000 hour rule".

If you are serious about tennis, the zootennis blog is an absolute requirement. Just enter your email address on her site to get your free daily email update.

Now that the high school season has largely ground to a halt, I will provide you with a way to be alerted of any new updates. Look for this feature in the next few days.

October 27, 2011: There are many ways to identify the Central District's best coaches. The criteria could include: won/lost records; improvement of players during the season; records against teams of similar ability; number of kids with great academic results; number of players reaching Sectionals / Districts / States; number of college players from the school; etc.; etc. One non-subjective way to evaluate coaches is to see how well their players performed in three-set matches.

School	Coach	Wins	Losses	Total 3-Setters	Winning %
Pickerington North	Brian Hoff	6	0	6	100%
Dublin Jerome	Tyler Stephen	6	0	6	100%
Upper Arlington	Shaun Stamps	9	2	11	82%
Hilliard Darby	Erika Little	4	1	5	80%
Dublin Scioto	Mike Wrigley	4	1	5	80%
West	James Murray	5	2	7	71%
Groveport	Doug Ewart	5	2	7	71%
Buckeye Valley	Art Haus	7	3	10	70%
Teays Valley	Laura Culbertson	6	3	9	67%
Reynoldsburg	Les Somogyi	9	6	15	60%
Gahanna	Chris Schwinnen	6	4	10	60%
Mifflin	Jared Weyand	3	2	5	60%
Newark	Rob Hayes	3	2	5	60%

Congratulations to the coaches included in the table. Each had a 60% or better winning percentage in three-set matches. (Five additional coaches had winning, three-set records.)

There were 304 three-set matches. Twenty-five of these "three-set" matches were actually super tie-breaks, and they were not included (because no coaching takes place prior to the super tie-break). Only those coaches who had five or more three-setters were included. Please also note that not all results may have been reported.

October 26, 2011: The school teams that had players in the post season now have updated team pages. There are also a few new photos on the Top Players List. The top central Ohio coaches list will be out early this afternoon.

October 25, 2011: Here are a couple of pictures from the OTCA tournament. These are the trophy pictures of the Dublin Jerome and Lexington teams. The Dublin Jerome picture is courtesy of William Dublin Jerome - D1 Champions Sheley.

I am in catch-up mode for the next few days.

October 24, 2011: Dublin Jerome won the Division 1 Ohio Tennis Coaches' Association (OTCA) Team Championship. Lexington won the Division 2 crown. All of the results are here and in the table above.

Dublin Jerome vs. Ursuline Academy

Lexington vs. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

The first video shows the championship point for the Dublin Jerome versus Ursuline Academy match. The deciding court was Emma Schnell-Mara Sheley defeating Ursuline Academy's Grace Kallenberg-Diane Suarez, 6-2, 6-2.

The second video is the championship point between Lexington and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Lexington's Dragon-Earnest defeated CHCA's Bolsinger-Hawker on court 2 doubles, 6-2, 7-5, to win the championship.

October 23, 2011: Tennis was outstanding at Elysium yesterday for the State Tournament. For all of the results, go to the OHSAA.org site. Newspapers that covered the event include this article from Steve Blackledge for the Columbus Dispatch. He summarized Dublin Jerome's win. Other articles from around the state are available via the following links: Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Toledo Blade.

Division I - Doubles

Division II - Doubles

Division I - Singles

Division II - Singles

The State Team Championships will be held today at Hilliard Davidson. Play starts at 9am, and the Division 1 teams will start things off. Dublin Jerome and Columbus Academy represent the Central District.

The championship point of the Division 1 doubles match is to the right. Dublin Jerome's Lauren Bellinger-Sarah Stein defeated Watterson's Katie Shepherd-Lauren Ghidotti. Note that this is a high-def video so the image can be expanded to fit your screen. Click on the picture to view the video.

The next video is for the Division 2 doubles championship. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's Dominique Baxter-Holly Dahmus defeated Shaker Heights Laurel's Alison Blitz-Danielle Buchinsky.

The third video is for the Division 1 singles championship. Ursuline Academy's Mehvish Safdar defeated Mount Notre Dame's Sandy Niehaus.

The last video is for the Division 2 singles where West Holmes' Rachel Nelson defeated Lexington's Courtney Earnest.

October 22, 2011: People were packed into Elysium for States. All of the results are on the OHSAA.org site.

States will remain at Elysium today. The acrylic sealer on the courts at the new Ohio State University Outdoor Varsity Tennis Courts needs more time to cure.

OSU Courts Sight-lines 10/21/2011 The OSU courts were open when I drove by at 6pm yesterday so I took the opportunity to walk on all of the courts and take a few more pictures. Again, the facility looks amazing. Unfortunately though, there is a major issue with the sight lines for the stands that overlook the six courts. Being able to constantly see a sideline during a football game is not critical because most of the action is in the middle of the field. That is not the case for tennis. Fans want to see both players striking the tennis ball. To do this, fans have to be able to see several feet "this side" of the baseline.

I took the picture sitting in the last row of the stands. Since a person sitting in the first row will be higher than the railing, no fans sitting behind this person will be able to see the near player or the baseline. To fix this, the rise of the seats needs to be greater, the courts need to be further away, or the stands need to be lower. This sight-line probably works for football, soccer, field hockey, etc., but it does not work for tennis. Anyone who wants to see - will need to sit in the first row.

The sight-line issue is also a problem with the indoor tennis facility. If someone sits in the red, front row seats, then those sitting in the stands have problems seeing the closest courts.

The Dispatch's Steve Blackledge wrote an article in yesterday's paper about States. It is here.

I'm leaving now for States. The individual school reports will not be updated with yesterday's action until later this afternoon.

October 21, 2011: States has been moved to Elysium Tennis. Elysium is located at 7637 Commerce Pl, Plain City, 43064. Click for directions. Click for Elysium's web site. Their telephone number is 614-873-8749.

We were at the OSU Varsity courts at 6:55am, and the OHSAA officials were hanging signs to direct people to Elysium.

Parking is going to be a huge problem because the Elysium lot is not large and because fans cannot park in the neighboring business lots. The best approach will be to park along the road and walk. The good news is that it is no longer raining.

The last Area Coaches' Poll of the season is shown to the right.

Area Coaches' Poll - October 20, 2011
Division I	1. Dublin Jerome; 2. Upper Arlington; 3. New Albany; 4. Watterson; 5. Hilliard Bradley; 6. Olentangy Orange; 7. Pickerington Central; 8. Dublin Coffman; 9. Olentangy Liberty; 10. Hilliard Davidson
Division II	1. Columbus Academy; 2. Columbus School for Girls; 3. Worthington Christian; 4. DeSales; 5. Bexley; 6. Hartley; 7. Wellington; 8. Grandview; 9. Village Academy; 10. Fisher Catholic

Articles about the local teams who have participants going to the State Tournament are at ThisWeekSports.com. The school name links go directly to the articles: Bexley, Columbus School for Girls, DeSales, Dublin Jerome & Dublin Coffman, Hilliard Bradley, New Albany, Olentangy Orange, and Upper Arlington.

October 20, 2011: The nets are up! The Ohio State University tennis facility is ready to roll. Hopefully, we'll start State's day with dry (or drier) weather.

Several of Ohio's newspapers have written articles about the State qualifiers from their areas. They include: Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Toledo Blade, and Akron Beacon Journal.

OSU Courts 10/20/2011

October 19, 2011: Whetstone won the City League Championship yesterday. Whetstone defeated Eastmoor Academy for the title.

Top Academic Ohio High Schools (w/links to school and league reports)

St. Charles Preparatory

Ursuline Academy

Seven Hills

Columbus School for Girls

University

Hathaway Brown

Hawken

Maumee Valley Country Day

Walnut Hills

Columbus Torah Academy

At the end of each tennis season as activity winds down, I promote my other major interest which is education. While tennis and the other sports are certainly fun, the kids go to school for an education. While the Ohio Department of Education does a great job with their Report Cards, I found these reports to be lacking because they do not allow for easy comparison among the schools in the same area. To remedy this, I created my own education reports that compare the schools within their own sports league. Academic champions are identified for each league. I also maintain a list of the Top Academic Ohio High Schools. (The top ten are shown to the right.) As with the league reports, this list includes both public and private high schools. These reports are the only place online that provide private school Ohio Graduation Test performance. This data reflects the 2009-2010 school year. I will start on the 2010-2011 as soon as the data is available.

Education reports for over 80 sports leagues and 800 high schools are available via the Education Home page. Please submit a Feedback if you have any questions about the education data.

October 18, 2011: Dublin Jerome defeated Upper Arlington in the OTCA D1 Final.

OSU Courts from Stands 10/18/2011 The Ohio State University courts are looking great. This picture is from the stands that overlook six courts. In the distance, beyond the scoreboard, are the four additional courts.

The Division 1 draws for States are here. The Division 2 draws are expected to be posted today.

The picture of the D1 State Qualifiers is below. Again, paying members need to look for me on Friday for your 6x8 photo.

Even though the picture at Hilliard Davidson was taken roughly two hours before the D2 picture, note the difference in apparel. As everyone (and I mean absolutely everyone) in tennis is aware, Davidson has gale force winds when there is a breeze any place else in Franklin County. It is very unfortunate that the OTCA is playing the State Team Tournament at Hilliard Davidson when the brand new, wind resistant Ohio State University facility is available.

October 17, 2011: The OTCA Division 1 Final between Dublin Jerome and Upper Arlington will be held today at the U.A. courts at 4:15. Jerome is #1 in the state poll and UA is #2.

Speaking of polls, there were insufficient coach votes to submit a Area Coaches Poll last week. After tonight's match, please update your votes (or vote for the first time) for the top ten teams in Division 1 and Division 2. Please sign-in to see the results of each team's match.

I just received a picture of the Division 1 state qualifiers courtesy of the Ghidotti family. The picture will be online later today. If other districts would like to recognize their players who made States, please send them to me via email and they will be posted online.

There are substantial changes underway on the My List of Central Ohio's Top Players page. I do not have the capability to maintain records of doubles players during the year so to recognize the area's best doubles players, I include those players who reached the second round of Districts.

October 16, 2011: It was a busy and windy day of tennis yesterday. The Central District now has its field set for States. The seeds for singles and doubles for the Division I and Division II state qualifiers are listed in the table.

Seed	Division I	Division II
1	Anna Sanford, Olentangy Orange	My Linh Li, DeSales
2	Emma Stein, Dublin Jerome	Rachael Morales, Bishop Hartley
3	Cristina DiLorenzo, New Albany
4	Ash Thenappan, Dublin Coffman
Seed	Division I - Doubles	Division II - Doubles
1	Lauren Bellinger-Sarah Stein, Dublin Jerome	Becca Landon-Lindsey Staub, Bexley
2	Katie Shepherd-Lauren Ghidotti, Watterson	Lauren Gerber-Tiffany Lau, Columbus School for Girls
3	Lauren Thai-Ashley Thai, Hilliard Bradley
4	Elaine Cloern-Audrey Berger, Upper Arlington

The picture of the Central District Division II State qualifiers is shown below. I will be distributing the picture at States on Friday to paying members so please look for me. I hope to have the Division I players' picture up later today.

The information on the Team Pages is not yet updated. Look for updates later today.

Central D2 Girls State Qualifiers

October 15, 2011: I do not have time for a full update from yesterday's action. That will be done later today. Good luck to the girls in the seeding round.

Division 2 doubles got rained out at Columbus School for Girls. The singles players did finish though and DeSales' My Linh Li and Hartley's Rachael Morales qualified for States.

Those in D1 who qualified in singles are: Olentangy Orange's Anna Sanford, New Albany's Cristina Di Lorenzo, Dublin Jerome's Emma Stein, and Dublin Coffman's Ash Thenappan. The D1 doubles qualifiers are: Watterson's Katie Shepherd-Lauren Ghidotti, Upper Arlington's Elaine Cloern-Audrey Berger, Hilliard Bradley's Ashley Thai-Lauren Thai, and Dublin Jerome's Lauren Bellinger-Sarah Stein.

Once again, the wind at Hilliard Davidson made it one of the worse places on earth to play tennis. There was one report of a girl preparing to hit a forehand and by the time the wind was done with the ball, the girl could barely reach it with a backhand. When considering that the Southwest District plays at the ATP site, the Central District can do better for the kids who play tennis. The wind is expected to be worse today at Hilliard Davidson so make sure that you tie down your car.

Archive of Postings - April 2011 to October 14, 2011

April 11, 2010: Welcome to the remodeled, Gerber Analytics, LLC, tennis site. The goal for this site is to recognize the local players and teams and to increase the awareness of high school tennis in the Central Ohio area. For many local teams, you will find:

team picture
team schedule / results
match results for every match reported to the Dispatch (plus others that are reported directly to me)
map and directions to courts
links to other news sources
high school graduates playing tennis in college

This information is obtainable using the navigation bar list above.

High school coaches and fans will find this site to be useful to "scout" upcoming opponents. College coaches will hopefully use the site to identify prospects.

The data will be updated daily during the work-week and generally once during the weekends.

It also contains the data for all of the Girls 2009 season.

Hopefully this site will increase the number of fans attending high school matches and increase the level of interest in high school tennis.

The other purpose for this site is to generate revenue so that I can justify continuing with this project. There was substantial effort spent on creating this site and more time will be spent to keep it updated. There are four ways in which websites make money: impose membership fees (i.e. Wall Street Journal or JJHuddle), sell a product or service (Amazon or E*Trade), sell sponsorships, and / or generate "click-thrus" on ads.

It is a common misconception that websites generate money from simply posting ads. That's not the case. Please visit the sponsors of interest.

The goal is to provide this information to the widest group of users, including friends and relatives. Please share this site with your friends and family.

Scott Gerber

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